here at gadgados we keep loosing them employees
the other day me was so frustrated threatened a quit
the MD heard of it i was summoned to the big office
whats the problem.. don't complain about your duties
do it this way do it that way accomplish it this way finito..
the MD didn't mince his words and i begged for a better pay
i begrudging backlog and overload and appreciation
him assuring we need you.. i never quit so i took a leave
am back to the hassle and tassle as i look for daily bread
of providence and work and great redemptive power
the power and ability to pay my bills thou an artist..
it inst easy living by art in this beloved nation of art
i am not a quitter but i nearly quit and weeks later
am handed a letter its a promotion and better pay
dated the same day i had wanted to resign from duty
lewis nyaga
She charmed me with a smile and calmly spoken words
words which had a lulling effect on the storm inside me
the storm of anger brewing inside me already radiating
i knew she felt the warmth radiated by my body as i grew hot
i knew she was a bit vexed but she wasn't allowing it to show
choosing to call me my dear and the smile oh... am disarmed
Slowly my anger webbed out and i found me smiling at her
totally taken in by her calm exterior and that inner charm
she made me feel relaxed and i opened up easily to her
she made me forget why i was angry.. accepting her solution
the answer would have faced my rejection..if another offered
her assurances making me apologize for she was very lovely
shes' the reception at my coordinators office at the campus
the gracious coordinator inst in today.. she did lets off that..
tomorrow the principle wont' be in either shes on a function
you can bet i will be there and the day after.. for really who needs
who needs anger management therapy when you can meet her....
the most charming lady she just smiles and you forget the fury.. a she
lewis k nyaga
@mku campus
EVA SO FINE
I met Eva,
a flowered summer dress she wore
and she was looking so fine..
a brief compliment,
as time inst on my side...
says shes going west..
western suburbs..
i posed whether shes going..
to look for work or to look....
look for men..
she smiles shyly and..
ever so lightly punches me...
we leave promising to meet again..
for were best of buddies...
or is it best of friends.
Eva was looking fine..
and shes going ..
going to the western suburbs..
lewis k Nyaga
How far back can you remember
As far back as mid December
Your eyes shine brighter than the sun
my feelings for you heavyer then a tone
How many times have we shared tears
I need help to over come my fears
Its become to much to take
Your heart had to finaly break
I guess we both felt that the end was near
It just wasnt something that we wanted to hear
Deep inside of every love scares are being made
and sometime the love cant be saved
I cant pick these peices up alone
Iv had so many hurts im afraid my heart might become stone
Theres no forgeting of what we had
promise you this beacause everyday im still sad
Theres no forgetting, the memorys are in my head
remembering all the words we each have said
Love inst as blind as it seems
but all i have left is the love left in my dreams
the killing pain of not being yours
the shatterd peiced of my heart on the floor
at the end of the hall lays the futures doors
But my hands cant seem to grab it, i am still to soar
I am not ready to move on
and im tellin you it in this song
there might be no way to make you and me again
but as long as am in love with you
you have my heart as a friend
A stone castle in solitude
adorned with darkness and silver scratches in this night sky
a foggy atmosphere is felt
were you to take this path to never land
sound of insanity
heartbeat splinters through the silence
like hide and seek i am still dreaming
walking on roses like wine
ever flowing through the clouds
winding up the staircase as petals dance down the edges
those silvery beads rising up to give you dimmed lighting
this place is mood for setting
like a book it has many riddles
looking up through a roof that inst there
following where it all began
fingers trace and trickle through the stream
up through narrow hallway
a room can be found
a bed rising from the floor
candles flicker as wind speaks softly through midnight air
you are being flooded by the scenery
drink it all in
lay down as to catch your breath
heart throbbing
being swept off one's feet heightens the senses
this place is a beauty
lay down with her she will keep you warm
a treasure
never built in a day
but remembered for a lifetime
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